Paragorgia papillata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scleralcyonacea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Subphylum: Anthozoa Classis: Octocorallia Ordo: Scleralcyonacea

Familia: Coralliidae
Genus: Paragorgia
Species: Paragorgia papillata

Name

Paragorgia papillata Li, Zhan & Xu, 2021

Type locality: M6 Seamount, 858m depth.

Holotype: MBM286408 collected from M6 seamount at the station FX-Dive 219 (10°06.78′N, 140°14.53′E) with the water depth of 858 m (temperature 5.04 °C; salinity 34.5) on 7 June 2019, rocky bottom.

Etymology: The Latin adjective papillata (papillate) refers to the autozooid shape of the species.

References

• Li, Zhan & Xu, 2021. Paragorgia papillata sp. nov., a new bubblegum coral (Octocorallia: Paragorgiidae) from a seamount in the tropical Western Pacific. Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology. 39(5): 1758-1766. DOI: 10.1007/s00343-021-0404-7 Reference page.